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Sunday, 15 December 2024 05:02
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 436
Palestinian security forces clash with militants in West Bank At least one person was killed as Palestinian security forces clashed with Palestinian militants and set up checkpoints on Saturday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents and medics said. Gunshots and explosions could be heard in the city, where friction has risen in recent days between militant factions and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following raids by the PA. Residents identified the man who was killed as a militant though none of the factions immediately confirmed his affiliation. The PA's security branch said…
Sunday, 15 December 2024 05:01
What to know after Day 1025 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector in the nearly three-year war. The boy died when a drone struck his family’s home outside Belgorod, a Russian city near the border with Ukraine, local Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Saturday morning on the Telegram…
Saturday, 14 December 2024 04:50
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 435
Dutch court rejects bid to stop arms exports to Israel A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid by 10 pro-Palestinian NGOs to stop the Netherlands exporting weapons to Israel and trading with Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. The Hague district court stressed that the state has some leeway in its policies and courts should not rush to step in. "The interim relief court finds that there is no reason to impose a total ban on the export of military and dual-use goods on the state," it said in a statement. The plaintiffs, citing high civilian casualties in Israel's…
Saturday, 14 December 2024 04:49
What to know after Day 1024 of Russia-Ukraine war
RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Large-scale missile strikes reported across Ukraine Numerous missile strikes were reported across Ukraine on Friday, causing power outages in Kiev and several other cities. Energy infrastructure in all parts of Ukraine has come “under a massive attack,” Kiev’s energy minister German Galuschenko said. Power engineers are working to minimize the negative effects of the bombardment, he added. According to accounts on social media, explosions have been heard in Odessa, Ivano-Frankovsk and other regions. Strikes have been reported in the town of Burtysh in Ivano-Frankovsk Region, where a key power plant is located. Ukrainian media have reported emergency power…
Friday, 13 December 2024 04:53
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 434
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the immediate release of all hostages. The ceasefire demand in the resolution - adopted with 158 votes in favor in the 193-member assembly - was expressed in more urgent language than one urging an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza that the body "called for" in October 2023 then "demanded" in December 2023. General Assembly resolutions are not binding but carry political weight, reflecting a…
Friday, 13 December 2024 04:52
What to know after Day 1023 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Trump criticizes Ukraine's use of US missiles for attacks deep into Russia U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he could alter U.S. policy toward Ukraine. "It's crazy what's taking place. It's crazy. I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We're just escalating this war and making it worse. That should not have been allowed to be done," Trump said in an interview to mark his being named…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 04:55
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 433
The Israeli Jews who spied for Iran in biggest infiltration in decades Israel's arrest of almost 30 mostly Jewish citizens who allegedly spied for Iran in nine covert cells has caused alarm in the country and points to Tehran's biggest effort in decades to infiltrate its arch foe, four Israeli security sources said. Among the unfulfilled goals of the alleged cells was the assassination of an Israeli nuclear scientist and former military officials, while one group gathered information on military bases and air defences, security service Shin Bet has said. Last week, the agency and Israel's police said a father…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 04:54
What to know after Day 1022 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia vows response after Ukraine used US-made ATACMS to strike airfield Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had struck a military airfield on the Azov Sea with six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, a move that could prompt Moscow to launch another experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile at Ukraine. Russia's defence ministry said two of the missiles fired by Ukraine were shot down by a Pantsir missile defence system and the rest were destroyed by electronic warfare. "On the morning of December 11, 2024, the Kyiv regime launched a missile strike with Western precision weapons at the Taganrog military airfield…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 04:48
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 432
Israeli airstrike kills at least seven Palestinians in central Gaza, medics say At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, medics told Reuters early on Wednesday. In Beit Hanoun town in northern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli forces have operated since October, medics said an Israeli airstrike killed and wounded several people. Rescue workers said several people were trapped under the rubble of a house. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the two attacks reported…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 04:47
What to know after Day 1021 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin's spy chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic initiative in all areas in the war. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and triggered the biggest crisis in relations between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. "The situation on the front is not in Kyiv's favour," Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence…
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Tuesday, 10 December 2024 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 431
Israel hopeful about Gaza hostage deal Israel is growing more optimistic about the possibility of securing a deal to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. His comments come amid reports that Hamas has requested lists of all hostages still in captivity, signaling potential progress in negotiations. Saar confirmed that indirect talks are ongoing concerning the release of approximately 100 hostages, although he cautioned that it was still too early to guarantee success. “We can be more optimistic than before, but we are not there yet. I hope we will be there,” Saar…
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 04:36
What to know after Day 1020 of Russia-Ukraine war
Western Perspective: Zelensky Pushes for Diplomatic Resolution, Considers Foreign Troops Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his support for a diplomatic solution to the ongoing war with Russia, suggesting the possibility of foreign troops being deployed in Ukraine until it can join NATO. Speaking alongside German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, Zelensky emphasized Kyiv’s commitment to ending the conflict, asserting that a diplomatic resolution could save countless lives. His comments come amid rising expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will advocate for swift peace talks when he takes office in January. Zelensky’s position is part of a broader shift toward openness…
Monday, 09 December 2024 04:37
Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 430
Doctors say Israeli shells hit Gaza hospital, Israel denies strike Israeli shelling hit a hospital in northern Gaza, wounding several people, damaging equipment and disrupting surgeries, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday, but Israel's military denied carrying out strikes in the area. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahiya - one of only three barely operational on the northern edge of the enclave - said the facility was struck by about 100 tank shells and bombs late on Saturday. "The situation is extremely dangerous. We have patients in the intensive care unit…
Monday, 09 December 2024 04:36
What to know after Day 1019 of Russia-Ukraine war
WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kremlin, on Trump call for Ukraine peace talks, says Moscow is open to negotiations on certain terms The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia was open to talks on Ukraine after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for "an immediate ceasefire and negotiations". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace negotiations had to be based on agreements reached in Istanbul in 2022 and on the current battlefield realities. Peskov noted that Ukraine has banned contacts with the Russian leadership through a special decree which he said would have to be revoked if talks were to proceed. "Our position on Ukraine…